Sentences with phrase «for shareholder concern»

There have been a number of reasons for shareholder concern.

While the rationale appears reasonable given the growth at the Company, the 41 % increase may be cause for shareholder concern with the CEO's revised salary looking more at home amongst FTSE 100 companies and the compounding effect such an increase has on short and long term incentives.

Not exact matches

But a recent round of management changes within the industry portends more concern for shareholder value.

For me, one of the most important, and surprising, discoveries over the last few years has been that choosing the best approach to balancing business and social concerns starts with a decision to make shareholder interests the higher priority.

And that's a potential concern for shareholders.

Out of earshot and off the record, company managers are apt to blame shareholders for driving them to respond to immediate concerns.

Moreover, one possible reason for Uber's reticence to share information is concern over leaks — something which is much less likely when dealing with a single outside shareholder.

Shareholders, for example, according to SHARE's Peter Chapman, are and ought to be concerned about the «ESG» (ethics, social and governance) obligations of the companies they invest in.

The beverage company's new guidelines for a plan already approved by shareholders at the annual meeting earlier this year mean it will issue fewer stock awards each year, addressing concerns that the plan would dilute their investments and was too generous.

The shareholders are ultimately the «boss» of the board in the sense that the board serves as their proxy for enhancing intrinsic value, yet boards typically hear about shareholder concerns indirectly and often not attributed to any specific shareholder.

Many of Shell and BG's big shareholders have voiced support for the deal but a slump in oil prices below $ 30 a barrel has raised concerns that Shell may be overpaying for the smaller rival.

The special committee, which was formed to independently assess what the best option for Dell shareholders is, came to that conclusion based on its meetings with investors as well as concerns over a key upcoming recommendation by investment advisory firm ISS, the person said.

By Monday morning, the NBA will have crowned a champion and Facebook's shareholders will be gathering for the company's annual meeting, with votes concerning Mark Zuckerberg's majority voting control planned.

Business Insider has written about a lot of this before, including the fact that Acthar, and its importance to Mallinckrodt, has become a serious concern among its shareholders — and made the drugmaker a target for short sellers who profit from the stock's decline.

So likely the most important factor weighing on investors, and Sprint's share price, is the concern that the merger will happen but without any bounty for current shareholders.

This News Release contains forward - looking statements concerning: the combined company's financial position, cash flow and growth prospects; certain strategic benefits, and operational, competitive and cost synergies; management of the combined company; the timing of the Shoppers Drug Mart's shareholders meeting and publication of related shareholder materials; the expected completion date of the proposed transaction; the anticipated tax treatment of the proposed combination for Shoppers Drug Mart shareholders; and Loblaw's and Shoppers Drug Mart's anticipated future results.

This move is to be expected, as traditionally, ballooning interest rates are cause for concern and can diminish shareholder value.

These ideas have been further developed into a theory of organization whereby managers can (and should) instill concern for shareholders» interests throughout a company by properly delegating «decision rights» and creating appropriate incentives.

Shareholders» concerns regarding «the damaging effects of growing income inequality in the United States» led to «a surge of requests for reports on pay disparity,» Proxy Preview reports.

«[W] orkplace diversity proposals (which mostly concern rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and those seeking more diversity among corporate board members) account for 9 percent of the total number of shareholder resolutions filed so far this year.»

We thank you for being receptive to us and other large shareholders, all of whom are investment professionals offering advice concerning an investment decision, as the decision to repurchase shares is in effect the company making an investment in itself.

Yet challenging fundamentals and concerning headlines created a recent buying opportunity for us to become shareholders of Swatch Group again.

Whereas the current Code merely calls for a statement to be published on the company's website in response to shareholder concerns when a say - on - pay fails to receive majority support, the Senate's amendment would require companies to prepare and present a report at the next general meeting detailing how it took the shareholder vote into consideration.

When a company receives low support for its say - on - pay proposal, we believe the compensation committee should provide some level of response to shareholders» concerns, including engaging with large shareholders to identify the concerns driving the opposition.

A: When a company receives low support for its say - on - pay proposal (generally less than 75 %), we believe at a minimum the company should provide some level of disclosure regarding the company's response to shareholder opposition; such disclosure, which often includes a discussion of engagement meetings and feedback received, should be accompanied by relevant changes and / or rationale intended to address outstanding concerns.

Another reason for the outperformance could very well be that over a longer time frame, giving good management teams the ability to run a business without concerns over meeting short - term expectations may lead to long - term shareholder value creation.

In its paper, the BPP Group raises a number of concerns regarding the hard regulatory approach suggested by the Directive proposals and calls upon the European Commission, Parliament and national governments to support the proportionate, principles - based approach to service supplier oversight overwhelmingly supported by shareholders that is embodied in the Best Practice Principles for Shareholder Voting Research & Analysis, stating that «unwarranted or disproportionate legislation may inhibit the provision of independent information and services that assist investors in the exercise of the very rights and responsibilities that the Directive aims to foster and support.»

The approach of targeting poor performers was met with a favourable response from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), which stated that «introducing a targeted [rather than for all votes at all companies] binding vote regime would focus attention on the most concerning cases and give shareholders the teeth to truly have the final say on top executives» pay.»

Stronger iPhone prices and hints by Apple Inc on Thursday that it could return more than half of its $ 285 billion in cash to shareholders eased concerns among investors, even as the world's biggest technology company gave a disappointing revenue outlook for the current quarter.

Interviewed by Ian Thomas of Agenda (Financial Times publication for corporate directors) concerning the declining rates of sensitivity from directors regarding negative shareholder voting during re-nominations, September 9, 2013.

The club is there to make money for the shareholders of whome most are on the board its NOT a club run as a footballing concern but a financial concern to make money so do nt tell me that the club is going in the right direction cos were are not we are static and will remain so until the board take an interest in football rather than shares and dividends.

as an exercise in «hey we're listening to our shareholders and their concerns», and in a lot of cases, those shareholders can bring things to the floor for a vote, or at least feel like they're being heard and on some level paid some respect.

Should American Kroenke ultimately obtain Usmanov's significant stock, then the remaining minority shareholders, which include the AST, have concerns over the possibility of Arsenal becoming a privately - owned company, so therefore not required to hold an Annual General Meeting, the next of which is set for October 26.

At a certain point, as long as Arsenal is still a publicly - traded entity with shareholders other than Stan Kroenke and Alisher Usmanov to account for, this attitude and outright dismissal of legitimate concerns brought forth by people with an actual financial stake in the club needs to stop.

Sheets with a selection of tweets from the public raising concerns about Nestlé practices were displayed for shareholders to see as they arrived.

IVIS does not provide voting advice to investors, but indicates concerns through a colour code system: Red top: Matter of serious concern; breach of guidelines Amber top: Issue for shareholder judgement Blue top: No areas for major concern

Neil Hamilton, the junior minister for corporate affairs at the DTI, replied saying that his department's role under the Insurance Companies Act 1982 was primarily concerned with the solvency of insurance companies and with the fitness of their directors, senior managers and major shareholders.

At that time, everyone was concerned with Japan's aging population, its tremendous sovereign debt, its deflationary environment, and the fact that corporate management had little concern for shareholders.

But I neglected to consider that not only is the cost to monetize the value of the rigs» value large, but more importantly the incentive for management to return value to shareholders by scrapping the rigs was simply not there and therefore any analysis concerning scrap value was just that, scrap without the «s».

[And maybe the best Ben Graham - type market in the world, if you can't resist that sort of thing...] Of course, investor sentiment's improved accordingly — concern about the fate of the yen & Japan's debt burden has abated for now, and Shinzo Abe has generated new expectations of meaningful change and progress in terms of corporate regulation, shareholder value & governance, and investor activism.

Meanwhile, Piers 1 does not have any of the characteristics that resemble a buy - and - hold forever investment, and in the medium term, I am concerned for the shareholders that own this stock going into the next recession.

For smaller companies, concerns arise when defining whether benefits are being realized as an owner / shareholder OR as an employee.

Far too many executives have become more concerned with the four P's — pay, perks, power, and prestige — rather than making profits for shareholders.

I have concerns that the management of Aberdeen is not doing the right steps for the bright future of the company and its shareholders.

My conclusion is that for management, salary and bonus are the primary concerns, and their interests are thus poorly aligned with those of shareholders from this perspective.

While you certainly have challenged our notion that boards represent the interests of the shareholders, we remain optimistic that, with some persistence, shareholders can prevail on even the most intransigent management and board to listen to their concerns and protect their investment or personally pay back shareholders for what, in our opinion, is a gross dereliction of fiduciary duty.

CSIM generally defers to management's recommendation for classified board proposals unless CSIM has particular concerns regarding the board's accountability or responsiveness to shareholders.

Generally, investors» biggest concern is their shareholder return, which is why environmental and sustainability concerns long have been afterthought for most of the investment community.

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer submitted that resolution for votes at many publicly traded U.S. oil companies, noting that existing board members are not addressing shareholder concerns about how the companies will mitigate the long - term threats posed by climate change.

Their letter was the latest sign environmental concerns that were once peripheral for many investors have become mainstream, with some of the most traditional shareholder groups demanding fossil fuel companies in general, and Exxon in particular, do more in response to climate change.